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This year the Grant students set an Accelerated Reading goal of  20 million words by the end of the year.  Our principal, Troy Berryman agreed to kiss a pig if they met their goal.  

Delva Santee, our long time AR facilitator spearheaded the project.  For each million words read, a cartoon pig was placed in a prominent area in the hallway.  The students…

As the school year winds down, we are still working hard in speech therapy to ensure each student has access to their best speech and language over the summer! It has been a busy year for us and many students have made incredible gains toward their speech goals. Students who are seen in speech therapy due to articulation impairments have learned all about the “Articulation Ladder”.…

On February 2nd we held our annual Jump Rope for Heart event here at Grant Elementary. We had more than 70 students raising over 2200 dollars for the American Heart Association.  The students then got to have a celebration on February 16  for all those who raised money by getting to throw water balloons at Mr. Long. The entire…

One of the first questions I got from students (and some staff!) when I started this year was: “Will 4th grade get to play recorders?” I’m happy to say we have!  Most of the students are doing quite well, and are very excited about learning to play.  After learning some basics, we began using a book called Recorder Karate.…

The students here at Grant have been busy in art class!  The 4^th graders recently completed their clay project.  This year the students created big mouth fish clay pieces by utilizing the pinch pot method of hand building. Through this lesson, students became familiar with the process of firing pottery. To finish their piece they decorated them using various clay…

Parent Tips: How to Help Your Child Prepare for Standardized Tests

Starting the week of March 20, Nebraska students in grades 2-8 will start “standardized testing season” and will be given two major exams--the Nebraska State Accountability test (or “NeSA test”) and Measures of Academic Progress (MAP tests). In our elementary schools, the NeSA test is given to all third and fourth graders;…

The First United Methodist Church in Norfolk has formed a partnership with Grant School.  In the summer of 2014, the Great Plains Annual Conference of the Methodist Churches passed a resolution in support of educational partnerships within communities.  The resolution states that the church recognizes that public schools are facing budget cuts and other challenges…

 By Beth Schoenherr and Grant Students

*  “I love books that rhyme!” – Paxten, 1^st

*  “I liked when I got my face painted.” – Karley, 1^st

*  “It’s family fun!” – Tanner, 2^nd

 *  “I bring money for the blanket raffle but I’ve never got to win it!  It might be me this time!” –Danna,         2^nd

*  “You need to look…

Grant was packed for our annual Family Game Night as students won tons of books in November. Grant Family Feast and Book Walk was held in January and offered another chance to win oodles of more books! There were many happy faces and fun conversations as students picked from a variety of genres, including historical fiction, fantasy, realistic fiction and…

This year, the Special Education Department is working toward a district goal of improving students’ vocabulary.  The goal that the district has set is “By 2017, 70% of students in grades 2-10 will demonstrate improvement in vocabulary skills by one point as measured by the MAPs assessment.  This goal will be an ongoing goal until 2020.”